Public holidays
Public holidays in Brunei
Brunei has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 6 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday25 DecemberChristmas Day — in 105 days
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202721 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Saturday 17 JanuaryIsra' and Mi'rajfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 17 FebruaryLunar New Year
Thursday 19 FebruaryFirst Day of Ramadan
Monday 23 FebruaryNational Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 7 MarchAnniversary of the revelation of the Quranfalls on a weekend
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likely
Tuesday 24 MarchEid al-Fitr (observed)
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adha
Sunday 31 MayArmed Forces Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 1 JuneArmed Forces Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 17 JuneIslamic New Year
Wednesday 15 JulySultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday
Tuesday 25 AugustProphet's Birthday
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)falls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 JanuaryNew Year's Day (observed)falls on a weekend
Tuesday 5 JanuaryIsra' and Mi'rajdate set by moon sighting
Saturday 6 FebruaryLunar New Yearfalls on a weekend
Monday 8 FebruaryFirst Day of Ramadanlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 23 FebruaryNational Day
Wednesday 24 FebruaryAnniversary of the revelation of the Qurandate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adha (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Monday 31 MayArmed Forces Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 6 JuneIslamic New Yearfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 7 JuneIslamic New Year (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Thursday 15 JulySultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday
Saturday 14 AugustProphet's Birthdayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 25 DecemberIsra' and Mi'rajfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 27 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 27 DecemberIsra' and Mi'raj (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.